xi, 358 pages : 28 cm

"This book, primarily, is based on articles which appeared in the Hebrew quarterly Qadmoniot (1968-1990). To these were added papers from other Hebrew publications; however, several articles were written especially for this volume"--Page xi

Includes bibliographical references and index

Churches in Palestine: from Constantine to the Crusaders : The development of ecclesiastical architecture in Palestine / Y. Tsafrir ; Christian worship in the Byzantine Period / J. Wilkinson ; Constantinian churches in Palestine / J. Wilkinson ; Churches in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem (1099-1291) / D. Pringle -- Churches in the Galilee : A Byzantine ecclesiastical farm at Shelomi / C. Dauphin ; The Byzantine church at Nahariya / C. Dauphin and G. Edelstein ; Horvat Hesheq: a church in the Upper Galilee / M. Aviam ; The Greek inscriptions at Horvat Hesheq / L. Di Segni ; The church of the house of St. Peter at Capernaum / V. Corbo ; The early Christian monastery at Kursi / V. Tzaferis -- Churches in Samaria and on the Mediterranean Coast : The Church of Mary Theotokos on Mt. Gerizim / Y. Magen ; Dora-Dor: a station for pilgrims in the Byzantine Period on their way to Jerusalem / C. Dauphin -- Churches in Jerusalem : The early Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the light of excavations and restoration / J. Patrich ; Excavations in the Holy Sepulchre in the Chapel of St. Vartan and the Armenian Martyrs / M. Broshi ; Recently-discovered Crusader churches in Jerusalem / D. Bahat ; The Nea: Justinian's Church of St. Mary, Mother of God discovered in the Old City of Jerusalem / N. Avigad ; A Crusader church in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem / A. Ovadiah ; The restoration of St. Mary's Church of the German Knights in Jerusalem / M. Ben-Dov ; The monastery of the Cross of Jerusalem / V. Tsaferis -- Churches in Judea and the Judean desert : Monasteries and churches in the Judean desert in the Byzantine Period / Y. Hirschfeld ; The Byzantine Church at Khirbet el-Beiyudat in the Lower Jordan Valley / H. Hizmi ; The inscriptions at Khirbet el-Beiyudat / L. Di Segni ; The Monastery of St. Martyrius at Maale Adummim / Y. Magen ; The twelfth century decoration of the Church of the Nativity: Eastern and Western Concord / G. Kühnel ; The early Christian holy site at Shepherds' Field / V. Tzaferis ; The Byzantine Church at Horvat Berachot / Y. Tsafrir and Y. Hirschfeld ; The churches of Herodium / E. Netzer, R. Birger-Calderon and A. Feller ; Chapels and hermitages of St. Sabas' monastery / J. Patrich ; The cave-church at Khirbet ed-Deir / Y. Hirschfeld -- Churches in the Shephelah and in the Negev Desert : A Byzantine church at Maresha (Beit Govrin) / A. Kloner ; A Byzantine church complex at Horvat Beit Loya / J. Patrich and Y. Tsafrir ; The Church of St. Stephen at Horvat Be'er-shema / D Gazit and Y. Lender ; A Byzantine church and its mosaic floors at Kissufim / R. Cohen ; Early Christian churches at Magen / V. Tzaferis ; The Cathedral at Haluza (Elusa) / A. Negev ; The early Byzantine town of Rehovot-in-the-Negev and its churches / Y. Tsafrir -- Churches and monasteries in the Sinai Peninsula : A Christian settlement at Ostrakine in North Sinae / E.D. Oren ; Monks and monasteries in Southern Sinai / Y. Tsafrir ; Byzantine remains at Jebel Sufsafeh (Mt. Horeb) in Southern Sinai / I. Finkelstein ; Remote monasteries in Southern Sinai and their economic base / U. Dahari

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